March 4, 2026
March 4, 2026 —
In gratitude for excellent patient care, the Anders Family Brain Cancer Research Fund has been established to advance precision medicine and transform patient care.
February 26, 2026
February 26, 2026 —
We caught up with glaciologist Helen Amanda Fricker to learn about the latest research underway at the Scripps Polar Center, how changes at the poles are felt across the globe, and why federal support for science is essential to public safety and national security.
February 5, 2026
February 5, 2026 —
Today NASA announced the selection of a University of California San Diego-led satellite mission for the Earth System Explorers (ESE) program.
January 27, 2026
January 27, 2026 —
Scientists have developed a 3D, AI-based tool for viewing hearing cells. To understand hearing damage from noise and aging, and develop new treatments, scientists need detailed images of hair cells. The new VASCilia tool uses deep learning to accelerate sensory cell image processing and analysis.
January 27, 2026
January 27, 2026 —
UC San Diego scientists have uncovered a transformative new understanding of heart attacks. The research, which connects the heart, brain and nervous and immune systems, shows that blocking key signals can lead to new treatments for heart attacks and minimize their resulting damage.
January 20, 2026
January 20, 2026 —
Scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Scripps Polar Center are at the bottom of the world conducting field research in Antarctica this season.
December 16, 2025
December 16, 2025 —
A young patient’s wish sparks a decades long partnership that leads UC San Diego to pioneer life changing gene therapies, transforming cystinosis care and advancing treatments for many diseases.
December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025 —
Ahead of the Nobel Prize Award ceremony on Dec. 10, biochemistry and cell biology graduate Fred Ramsdell discusses his time at UC San Diego, his Nobel Prize-winning research in immunology and the consequences of federal funding threats to American science.
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025 —
The GAIA Initiative kickoff event brought together research groups throughout UC San Diego that are already leveraging AI to accelerate their projects. Organizers said the goal was to "harness UC San Diego’s world-class Earth science and AI expertise to transform how we understand the planet.”
December 2, 2025
December 2, 2025 —
UC San Diego’s Alzheimer’s program integrates early detection, breakthrough therapies, long‑term studies, a one‑stop multidisciplinary clinic, and a workforce‑training pipeline, advancing research, care, and community outreach to confront the growing dementia crisis.
